News 25 April 2016

A good first decade for Dundee’s OSCR

In the UK press, positive coverage of charities has been scarce recently. But north of the border, the story is brighter, and one reason for that can ...

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News 18 April 2016

Managing a dominant individual is important for charity boards

Letting one individual – whether CEO, chair or trustee – become too influential can threaten charities’ activities, or even existence. What can charit...

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News 11 April 2016

Mental Welfare Commission calls for a major reform of the Adult’s with Incapacity Act

It is widely acknowledged that The Adult’s with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 is in need of updating to improve the 16 year old system which is now s...

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News 6 April 2016

Realising her Olympic ambitions are still the highest priority for Eilish

Eilish kicks off her summer season with a respectable top ten finish at the ‘Quickest 5k In The World’ at Carlsbad in San Diego, California. However, ...

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News 5 April 2016

Latest promotions emphasise our continuing growth

We are delighted to announce three partner promotions - Nina Taylor (Family Law), Kate Wyatt (Employment Law) and Sandy Lamb (Private client), taking...

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News 1 April 2016

Is your business ready for the new National Living Wage?

As of today (1 April 2016) the mandatory National Living Wage takes effect in the UK. It is set at £7.20 an hour for workers aged 25 and above, 50p hi...

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News 25 March 2016

Delighted with double success at legal awards

The prestigious awards presentation to the winners of the Scott & Co Scottish Legal Awards brought success for our unique community volunteering initi...

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News 22 March 2016

What’s the advice for employers following the latest EAT decision on holiday pay?

The EAT in British Gas v Lock [2015] has confirmed that commission payments must be included when calculating holiday pay, with no amendment required ...

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News 7 March 2016

Eilish shares her delight to be racing again and is fired up for the challenge ahead

After a long absence from the racing scene, Eilish is excited to have competed in her first race in over 18 months and she her speeds increase, so doe...

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News 4 March 2016

In good governance we trust

Complaints about governance are on the rise, charity trustees need to be aware of good practice and management, could training tailored to your charity be worth consideration?

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News 4 March 2016

Scottish court highlights need to check for English law and jurisdiction clauses

It frequently turns out that an issue arising in a ‘Scottish’ transaction must be determined by an English court. It all depends on what the ‘standard...

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News 2 March 2016

Record finishers for the finale of Lindsays Scottish Cross Country Season

Calendar Park in Falkirk hosted the 2016 National Cross Country Championships on Saturday 27 February where 2295 athletes entered for the 10 races fro...

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